Work-support.



L. A. GASGRAIN.

WORK SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.31,1910.

LSY Patented July 2, 1912.

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L. A. GASGRAIN.

WORK SUPPORT.

APPLICATION HLBD Jmml, 1910.

WTA/5555 f @Warn LOUISv A. OassItAIN, OF BEVERLY, MAssAoHUsETTsAssmNOR r.ro UNITED SHOE MACHINERY OOMPANY,'OF viezi'imtsoN, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY. p'v

. WORK-SUPPORT.

, A specification of Letters raient.

`Application tiled January 31, 1910. Serial No. 541,137.

To. all who-m 'it may concemr v Be it known that I, Lon'rs A. CasonAIN, a `citi'/.en;of the' United States, residing at Beverly, in the county of Essex and State I@ of Massachusetts, have invented certain Inip'oveinents in Mrk-Supports, of which the following.description, in connection with vthe accompanying drawings, is a specification,like reference characters on the draw- 119 ings indicating like parts in the several figures. a f

This invention relates to work .supports .for fastening inserting machines of the ,character :employed-:in the manufact-nre of lo boots andyshoes.

, to severe strains; but. the action of the shank It is an. important object of this invention to provide a Work'l support for a machine of the character:referredto:by means of which fastenings k,niayibe .inserted along the. mars2() gin of a :shoe sole.f

pThefworktsupport illustrated in the ac- V coxnpanylng drawingus designed especially for-,juscnn'filiserting 'fastenings along the shrank-.offiz 'welts'loeafor-the purpose of\ re- 2? inforcin`f-theiioutseam'fiat thisl point. i It.

frequent y-happens,rafter 'a shoe has been worn for sonicftime,.thatthe stitches of the ;outseamibreak-xiirthe shankand thus allow the routsole vto.,split-away from thewelt.

- This resultis-due chiefly tothe fact that the constant.'bending-.ofthe shank portion of the solev during -.wearfsubjects the stitches stiti'en'er also contributes to this end since it .35 Aprevents the distribution ot' the bending' movement, over the entire. shank and tendsto concentrate the bending vat each end ot' the s titl'ener, particularly at the end near.

tlie'jiini-.tiire of the shank. and forepart.

4C liniftherniore, the shank stitener tends to press the outsole away i'ron'i Athe insole and the welt. lt has been proposed to reinforce A the outsoani -to.preveiit the splitting of the outsole away-from the i'velt as described by V placing a line of fasteniiigs along the shank.

'llie double clencl fastenings handled b v the machine shown 1n the United States atents` No. (369,023, dated Feb. 26, 1901.

and No. -lflhtit dated-Feb. t8, 190.2, are

especially adapted for' this purpose, Since.

A the clenched ends of the fastenings hold thtl welt und outsole firmly together. h

The, present invention aims vto provide a work support especially adapted to he used 55.'o11-maliin.s ot lhe-cliaracter designated for the purpose of driving outseain;

fastenings alongthe To this end one feature of the invent-ion consists in -a novel work engaging tip having one or more clenching cavities, thetip being shaped to enter the crease between the ivelt and upper so that the t'astenings may be placed close to the stitches. Preferably the tip is provided with a plurality of clenching cavities any one of adjusted in operative position to the fastening inserting mechanism as another becomes worn. i

Patented July 2, 1912.

which may be Another feature of the invention consists .l

in thc provision with a work'snstaining.

member, ot a latch operatively associated with said member and.

through said latch to move the member in timed relation to the fastening inserting" operation. '.llul latch preferably isso arranged that it normally retains the work sustaining `member in operative position,v

moved into inoperative position. A further feature of the invention consists in a construction whereby the work elibut. when tripped permits the member to beA gagiiig tip may be adjusted in any direction necessary to'position it accurately ivith retcreiice to the work abutment ot the fastening inserting niechanisni. In the preferred einbodinici'it of the invention the work sustaining inenibcr 1s arranged for adjustment both vertically aiid'latci'ally with re' spect to the abutment. and the work engagingtip is iliade adjustable on 'the u'oi'k snstainiiig member in a direction at substan' tially right angles to both directions of adjustnient of said member.

'lhc invent-ion zilsdconipi'irccs other fratures including certain details of eonslrnrmeans operating l tion and combinations and ai'iangciiiciits ol' .section showing a detail of construction to is substantially like that described and .shown in the. United States Patent No; 693,686 and reference should he made thereto for a detailed descriptin 'of the construction and-operation of the fastening inserting mechanism. As

--to the post 2 near its lower end by bolts 10,

the post having a transverse groove formed therein to. receive a tongue 12 on the bracket.

l14. connecting'said arms.

'.By this construction the bracket Ais adapted to fit onto the post in place of the regular horn. The bracket. comprises two arms extendinglforwardly and upwardly and a rib Supported in the forward` ds of the bracketarins is a pivot bolt 16, retaine iipbsition by suitablcaiuts and washers, anda work sustaining lever 18 of bell crank frin is pivoted on and is adjustable axially of said bolt. A draw bolt 20 extendingthroi'igh the lever and engaging the :bolt 16 (see Fig. 3) serves to secure. the

levertirmlyin adjusted position. The forwa'rd endv offtlie bell crank lever has a hole s drilled therein and its lower side is,slitted longitudinally to form a .clamping portion in whicli'a ivoik engaging tip is adjustably Vsecurely in place.

` The work engaging tip comprises a body portion received,- a bolt 24 serving topelainp the tip 22a shank 26 extendiirY therefrom a. :a and an. adjustable plate 28 secured on the iipper' side vof the body portion by means of a screw 30. One or more dowel pins extendfing into'holcs 32 in the plate 28 preventthe .plate from turning. The plate as shown in the drawings is of pentagonal form with its corners rounded, but it. may be circular or of any other suitable shape. A plurality ot' elenching cavities 34 are formed in the upper face of the plate, one cavity being located adjacent. each corner, and as one cavity b cconies worn another may be adjiisted'ili Operative position under the work abutment 36 ot' the fastening inserting mechanism by merely loosening the. screw 3U and changing the angular position of the late. ln order that the fastenings may be inserted close to the stitches in the shank ot' the shoe, the plate 28 is formed with a 'rela-A tively thiii lip .projecting entirely around its lupper edge, This lip may be forcedinto the crease between the sole and upper of a shoe as it is p`l`aced'sole upward on the work supporting tip so as to bring the clenehing cavitiesl very close to the line ot' stitches;

and the plate is cut. away below thc lip-so as not to interfere with the upper of the shoe.

Moreover the-polygonal shape ot' the plate permits the operator to rock the shoe about vthe rounded corner adjacenteai-h cleneliing eavityto position the shoe correctly t'oithe driving ot tzhe lastenings 'l`h'e lever 18 and tip 2.2 are normallyheld in the position shown in full lines in Fig, 1, by a hitch pivoted to the rearmostend of the 'lever.`

the screw 44 by a coil spring also positioned in the recess and operates to prevent 'acei dental turning of the adjusting screw.- It

will be clear from Fig. 1 that turning't-he screw 44 in or out will result in raising or lowering' the. tip 22. The latch is -also provided with a second arm 48 `that norsoy nially engages tliestop 50 projecting laterally from an arm 54 operated from l'the fastening inserting mechanism. the position shown in Fig. 1, with; its-arm 48 engaging the stop 50 andthe adjusting screw 44 abutting againsttherib 14.by a

spring 5G connected at. one end to the hitch -v and at its opposite end toa stationar v bracket 58. When the latch is tripped by pressing downwardly on the serew- 44 oi'- oiie end of -which is mounted on the pivot bolt 16 andthe `other end of which pivotally connected to a rod The hitchl is normally heldin member-46, the spring. 56 turns the bell crank lever and latch about the pivot bolt. 't6

'into the position indicated by the #dotted lines in F ig. 1. The work support is then in convenient position for thel workman to make adjustments either to the support itselfoi' to the fastening 4inserting mecha nisni. The hitch may be returned to its op; erative position by merely raising the tip 22, In order-tokcep the lever 18and arm 52 in a constant axial relation to each other the hub portion of the ai'm is provided with a boss (30 having a guideway formed therein to receive a shouldered projection 62 on the lever 18. As the lever is adjusted axially of the pivot 16 the arm 52, therefore, mustl move with it. Lnliricating material may he supplied to the pivot bolt. 1G through' the holes` (tlormed in the bracket arms'S.

Tt will be clear that by means otv the vari. ons adjustments above described thework engaging tip may be moved in a'iiy direction necessary to position the elenching cavities accurately with reference to the work abut,` nient 36.

In operation, the rod 56 is moved in timed relation to the fastening inserting operation,

and this movement is transmitted through the arm 52, stop 50, hitch arin 48 and lever 125 1S to the tip 22 to clamp the work firmly bei' tween the plate 2S and work abutment 36 during the period n which the.fastening is being driven and clenched. Between -the inserting of successive fastenings, the rod 5l is moved upwardly and-the spring 56 I '.-operates through thev lever 18 to lower the work engaging tip and permit the operator 899,093, dated September ing said lever movements to cause it to.A

t0 lfeed the work over the plate 28 into posiltion for receiving the next fastening.

` 'lt will be understood that thel work support of this invention is not limite in its application to a machine. of the type shown or to the particular'use herein ei'nphasized, but that it may be iised with other types of fastening -insertino machines, as, for instance, on staple astening machines of the type shown in United States Patent No. 2Q, 1908. and tor other purposes than that specified..

Having ,described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent vof the United States is 1. In a fastening inserting machinehaving a Work abutment. the combination of a support, a lever pivoted thereon, saidlever having a. work engaging tip, means for givclamp 'the work against said abutment and to released-again comprising a `latch arranged in operative relation to said lever,

:and means operating through said latch tov mo've thelever in timed relation to the fas- .t'eningv inserting. operation, said latch being to freethe lever".

mounted for movement fiomthe o eration of said means.

*"2'. Tir-a as tening insertingfmaehine havling a work abutment the combination of a 4rigid support, a work support-ing lever pivoted thereon, a member arrangedtor move.-

`ment^in timed relation tothe fastening insert-ingoperation, a hitch pivot-.illy con- -nected to said lever and arranged to transmitI movement from said member to said lever to vcause the lever to clamp thework against said abutment andto release it. again.,-

= and moans for yieldingly holding said .latch Li engagement `with said member.

3. ln afastening inserting machine havinga'work abutment the combination ot a rigidly supported bracket, a 'lever fulcruiued thereon. a'iwork supporting 'tip rigid with said lever. means whereby the 'tipinay be adjusted relative tothe work abutment. 'and means for n'ioving said lever in timed relation to the fastening inserting operation to clamp the workbetwecn said tip and'worlc abutment.

' 4. In a fastening inserting machine having'a work abutment the combination of a rigid Support, .i'lever pivoted thereon, said levei having a work engaging tip, a member airi'uigedtor movement in timed relation to the fastening inserting` operation and a latch operatively arranged between said lever and member whereby the tip is moved to clamp the work against the work abutment during ,said latch being constructed and arranged tor movement out of engagement with said member.

5. ln afastening insertingmachine having operation.

a work abutment the combination of a support, a lever fulcruined thereon, a Worksupporting tip adjustably secured to said lever and means whereby said lever may be adjusted pivotally 'and horizontally tovary the position ot said tip relativeto said lwork abutment.

(3.1111 a vfastening inserting machine having a work abutment the combination of aI worksustaining member adjustable vertically a-nd laterally\\'1th reference to said work abutment and a work engaging'tip carried by said member and arranged for adjustment in a direction at substantiallyi right angles to both `directionsfot adjustment ot the work sustaining member.

7. In a fastening-iinsertin`g machinezthe combination o t' a support, a lever pivoted said lever, a latch pivotedltosaidilever, ai.- )usting means for. the lever carried by.l said .ther-ecn, a work engaging tip.c`ar'ri`ed b latch and ineansf-operating.'through saidl latch lto move saidlever and` tip in timedl rclation tothe fastening inserting operation'.

8. In a fasteningiiiserting machine theA combination'o a support,a'work supporting 'lever fulcrumed thereon, an' adjustable. latch arranged'to hold. said lever normallyin operative position and inovableftoffee the lever, and means operating through .said

latch to rock said levei'- im. its fulciium m`- tuneda-e'lationl to the fastening inserting i'peration.

9. .ln a fastening inserting machine' the combination of a support, a level' pivoted thereon, a.work supporting tip- .carried by said lever, a latch arranged to engage a station-ary member to holdsaid leveiynorinally in operative p'ositi'on whereby whensaid .latch is tripped the lever is free to move to- .inoperative position, anduieans operating thijougdi said latch to move said lever in. limedrelationl to the fastening inserting 10. ln a fastening inserting machine .the ronibination ot a support, a lever pivoted.

thcreo-n, a work ysupporting tip carried by said lever, a iatch arranged to hohl said lever in operative position, a spring acting on said la'tch to`hold it inoperative positii'in but arranged to move. the. lever to inoperative position when thc latch is tripped.

ll. ln a fastening insert-ing ii'iachine the Vcombination ot' a rigidlysupported bracket,

a lever pi'voted thereon,awoik supl'nirting I tip rigidly mounted on the'l'orwai'd end oll said lever, .a latch 'pivoted to' the other end of the lever, a member movable in' timed relation-to the fastening inserting 'operation, said latch when in operative` position having one :ii-ni carrying an adjusting screw engaging a portion ot' said bracket and ailother arni engagingjsaid inembcrand means `i'or yildingly holdingsaid latch in opera- -iao vtive position.

l'Q-'n-aastening inserting machine the combination of a, bracket having two parallel arms and a rib Connectingsaid arms, a pivot bolt supported in said arms, a bell crank lever mounted on said bolt and adjustable axially thereof, a work supporting ,tip adjustably and removably7 secured to the forward yend of said lever, an arm mounted on said bolt, said arm having a stop proJeet- 111g therefrom, a latch pivoted to the rear end ofsaidbell crank lever, said latch hav- .ing an arm arranged to engage said stop and also havingl an. arm normally extending in front of sai rib,van adjusting screw extending through the last mentioned arm and engaging said rib anda spring connected to saidlatoh' tendingto hold the. latch in engagement with the stop but arranged to A turnsald lever and latch about theaxis of said bolt when the latch is tripped.`

13. Ait-ip forza work support comprising 'a plate provided on its upper side with a oigelenching' 'cayit.ies, said rplatef being out away from'its upper edge to form -plurality cured in a suitable holder.

ing cavity adjacent to each corner, said plate l having a thin upper edge adapted to enter.

the crease betweelrthe welt and upper of shoe, a body portion on which -said plate is angularlyadjustable and a shank projecting from said body portion Aarranged to be se- In testimony whereof l. have' signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. l

Witnesses Jol-1N H. MoCRnnnx, 'JAMES R. I-lonnnn.' 

